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Queensland's premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (shaking hands on right) meeting young apprentices at a site in Townsville earlier this week. Image: Annastacia Palaszczuk's office via Twitter.

Queensland transmission line upgrade to enable battery and renewables manufacturing ambitions

March 7, 2023
The Premier of Queensland announced a major transmission line project to unlock 6GW of renewable energy, enabling the Australian state to create a homegrown clean energy value chain.
An existing community, or neighbourhood battey site in Western Australia. ARENA has called for systems of between 500kW and 5MW from applicants. Image: Horizon Power.

Queensland rolling out neighbourhood batteries to maximise rooftop solar benefits

February 3, 2023
Government-backed energy storage announcements continue to roll out of Queensland, with the Australian state set to begin a ‘Neighbourhood Battery’ programme.
Rendering of the MREH project in Victoria. Image: Equis.

Equis lodges application for 200MW/800MWh Queensland BESS project

January 31, 2023
Infrastructure developer and investor Equis is seeking approval for a 200MW/800MWh battery storage project in Queensland, Australia.
Rendering of Recharge Industries' Geelong factory. Image: Recharge Industries.

Australia’s Queensland and Victoria to host major battery industry developments

January 17, 2023
The government of Queensland seeks input on its battery industry strategy, while an engineering provider has been appointed for a large-scale battery gigafactory in Victoria.
Elsewhere in Australia, Neoen's 100MW/200MWh Capital Battery project reached financial close in October and construction underway. Image: Neoen via Twitter.

Neoen begins construction of 400MWh BESS next to ‘Australia’s biggest solar farm’

January 3, 2023
Neoen has begun construction of its 200MW/400MWh Western Downs Battery in Queensland, Australia.
Elsewhere in Queensland, developer Genex is building Australia's first new PHES plant in 40 years at the site pictured, in Kidston. Image: Genex Power.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners buys Queensland renewables-plus-storage hub development

December 22, 2022
Renewable energy hub in Australia which will include 16-hour pumped hydro plant acquired by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
Wandoan South, a Vena Energy BESS project in Queensland, Australia. Image: Vena Energy.

Queensland sets 70% by 2032 renewables target and prepares Energy Storage Strategy

September 28, 2022
Queensland gets about 21% of its energy from renewables, but the state government has just set an increased target of 70% renewables by 2032.
Wandoan South, a Vena Energy BESS project in Queensland, Australia. Image: Vena Energy.

Queensland’s largest utility-scale battery storage system begins commercial operations

August 24, 2022
A 100MW/150MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) has been brought online in Queensland, Australia, by developer Vena Energy.
Genex's solar power plant at Kidston, where the company is building a 2,000MWh PHES plant. Image: Genex Power.

Genex Power developing Queensland clean energy project with 1,400MWh battery storage

August 10, 2022
Genex Power has bought up a 2GW clean energy project which it intends to build in five stages in Queensland, Australia.
Lake Cressbrook, Queensland. Image: Flickr user Allan Henderson.

Bechtel to work on 4GWh pumped hydro plant with battery storage in Queensland

August 5, 2022
Bechtel has been selected to work on design and planning of a large-scale pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Queensland.

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